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Spotlight: Interview with biologist Stephen Fuchs
Spotlight: Interview with biologist Stephen Fuchs

Stephen Fuchs, Tufts University

When it comes to genetic information, how do we separate the signal from the noise?

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The production of education
The production of education

Hugh Macartney, Duke University

By using natural experiments to uncover the causal effects of education policies, economists can help improve the allocation of public resources.

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What is “non-identity” and why does it matter?
What is “non-identity” and why does it matter?

Justin Weinberg, University of South Carolina

Sometimes philosophical progress comes from asking unfamiliar questions.


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Quantum probability
Quantum probability

Jonathan Heckman, University of Pennsylvania

Why reconciling quantum mechanics with everyday phenomena leads to a puzzle about the size of the Universe.

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Charitable giving and causation in behavioral economics
Charitable giving and causation in behavioral economics

Laura Gee, Tufts University

Since the “credibility revolution” of the 1980s, economists have been increasingly focused on disentangling causation from correlation.

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